Retractor, Seat Belt: Removal: Front
To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, Occupant Classification System (OCS), seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.
To avoid serious or fatal injury during and following any seat belt or child restraint anchor service, carefully inspect all seat belts, buckles, mounting hardware, retractors, tether straps, and anchors for proper installation, operation, or damage. Replace any belt that is cut, frayed, or torn. Straighten any belt that is twisted. Tighten any loose fasteners. Replace any belt that has a damaged or ineffective buckle or retractor. Replace any belt that has a bent or damaged latch plate or anchor plate. Replace any child restraint anchor or the unit to which the anchor is integral that has been bent or damaged. Never attempt to repair a seat belt or child restraint component. Always replace damaged or ineffective seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the Mopar® Parts Catalog. Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.
The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged seat belt and retractor unit. The front retractor also includes a seat belt tensioner. If the front seat belt or retractor is ineffective or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Refer to HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS . If the seat belt tensioner has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the unit from the vehicle. Refer to SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT .
- Position the front seat for easiest access to the front seat belt anchor buckle (2).
- Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. If equipped with an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS), disconnect the IBS connector first before disconnecting the negative battery cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before continuing service.
- Release the front seat belt anchor latch plate (3) from the anchor buckle. Refer to BUCKLE, SEAT BELT, STANDARD PROCEDURE .
- Remove the upper trim (4) from the inside of the B-pillar (1). Refer to PANEL, B-PILLAR TRIM, REMOVAL .
- Remove the nut (3) that secures the seat belt (5) turning loop to the stud on the height adjuster (2).
- Remove the seat belt turning loop from the height adjuster.
- Unsnap the seat belt web guide (6) from the inside of the B-pillar.
- Remove the lower trim from the inside of the B-pillar (2) and from over the front seat belt retractor tensioner unit (6) near the base of the B-pillar. Refer to PANEL, B-PILLAR TRIM, REMOVAL .
- Remove the bolt (4) that secures the retractor lower bracket to the base of the inner B-pillar.
- Pull the retractor out from the B-pillar far enough to access the yellow body wire harness (5) connectors on the retractor.
- Disconnect the yellow body wire harness connector (3) from the retractor tensioner initiator. The connector insulator is secured by integral latches and a Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock to the initiator connector receptacle. Pull the lock straight out from the connector insulator, then pull the insulator straight out from the connector receptacle to disengage and disconnect it.
- Disconnect the yellow body wire harness connector (1) from the retractor adaptive tension limiter initiator. The connector insulator is secured by integral latches and a CPA lock to the initiator connector receptacle. Pull the lock straight out from the connector insulator, then pull the insulator straight out from the connector receptacle to disengage and disconnect it.
- Remove the front seat belt and retractor from the vehicle as a unit.